I have a new Dell Vista machine and at one point I was able to connect to the internet to do Windows Updates and now I have a message saying "Local Only". I tried wireless and wired and with both connection I am unable to access the internet. I get the message saying "Local Only" and under network connections it says "Unidentified Network".
Jun 26, 2014 · I have an Acer Aspire 3680 ZR1 running Windows Vista 32 bit. My problem started when I tried connecting to my home network. It connects to my network but it says "unidentified network with local access only. My first step was to get on the phone with AT &T tech support. They remotely accessed my laptop but were unsuccessful in fixing the problem. Aug 06, 2008 · Very randomly, my sony laptop stopped connecting to my home network. I'm running Windows Vista Business 32-bit edition SP1. It says that I am connected to my local network but not to the internet May 17, 2009 · Vista Wireless "Unidentified Network Access: Local Only"? I was using my laptop with internet perfectly fine and stuff and then it went to the Limited Access and then to unidentified network with local . only. and the weird thing is the same network works fine in safe mode but not in normal mode. The Vista machine will *not* make a wireless connection the router (keeps getting "Local only" and "Unidentified Network") but the XP machine connects perfectly every time. (Both machines connect fine with ethernet cables). The wireless signal strength is not the problem; I get 4 or 5 bars throughout the house. I've tried rebooting everything. Unidentified network - access local only 03-15-2014 01:12 PM I have a HP Pavillion dv7-1245dx with Vista OS trying to connect to the Internet using Verizon Jetpack 40e6.
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wifi "unidentified network" local access only. no internet wifi "unidentified network" local access only. no internet recognized. hp pavilion dv2700 w/ vista 02-29-2012 06:56 PM My laptop has about the same problem, except it logs onto the "unidentified network" which is my home wireless router, but there is no internet access and the network icon below has a yellow exclamation point and triangle. Local Access Only on Vista PC - Wireless Networking Nov 27, 2012
After spending 2 hours with Dell support from India it worked for a while and then just quit again. Occasionally through rebooting we can get it to work for awhile again and then it quits. We get "Unidentified Network" and "Local Access Only" warnings. We have three other Windows XP computers on the same network and they all work fine.
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